Housing

Today starts with some more tepid economic news. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits ticked up slightly to 366,000 last week.

Homebuyers preparing for a disaster — natural, economic or otherwise — have helped the housing market in remote north Idaho weather the downturn.

Many feared that millions of homes in foreclosure but not yet on the market would derail the housing recovery. But what ever happened to the "shadow inventory," as it's known?

Renters trying to find places in hot up-and-coming neighborhoods in Chicago find themselves facing big price increases and stiff competition.

Your friends and you have been through a lot together — but do you think you can buy a house with them?

Rising home prices contribute to profits for the bailed-out mortgage lenders. Higher home prices should help the real estate market and homebuyers, too.

Home prices are rising and the number of Americans behind on their mortgages has fallen to a three-year low — all encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market.

Why the reason for the jump in home prices and has the housing market really rebounded?

Today the credit rating agency Trans Union said late payments on mortgages have reached the lowest level in three years.

Don't believe those real estate agents when they say the housing market's hit bottom and is going to rebound. The market is going to be flat for a long time to come.